The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-14

opened his mouth again she would blow his
brains out. They rode two hours after this, and
ciliatory explanation. She simply put the muz-
zle of the pistol in his face and they finished the
journey in absolute silence. All of which goes
to prove that women must not vote because they
cannot fight and that man is woman's natural
protector
While relating anecdotes am reminded Of ono
I L heard yesterday about the mighty, Joseph
church worker and writer, and has published
book on missionary work. while ago she at
tempted to raise a church debt which had been
pressing heavily, by making autograph quilt.
Explanatory notes were sent to many distin-
guished people in this country and others, and
responses came in by the hundred The ono
single individual who declined was Joseph Cook.
and his wife wrote the following: MIR. Cook ID
usually kind. but he declines to be Incorporated
in q bed-quilt' Alas. how many of us who have
sat under Mr.. Cooks lectures would have testi-
fed that he was incorporated in wet blanket
There has been one drawback to perfect
happiness this summer. How mortityiug
to pride that although we have all that heart
could desire in climate. landscape and
society, we must have our enjoyment
marred by 9 thing so earthly and groveng as
what we eat 1t is question whether it is bet
ter to have no appetite and plenty to eat as we
have at home. or a tremendous appetite and
nothing to eat. we have ND here Our Boni-
face is good man, have been assured he is q
thorough Christian, but it takes something be-
SIDES Christianity to run a hote and when
landlord Is required to accommodate four hum
dred guests in hotel that was only built
fer two hundred, somebody has tc be
squeezed. Then we have lady waisers,' and
, every woman who has travelled knows what this
implies. 1t me ans that the men will be served
with warm smile and q hot steak, while women
will get cool snub and a cold potato A female
waiter hates those of her own sex. She hates
us simply because We are privileged to be waited
upon, and she is obliged wait upon us No
amount of kindness and consideration ON our
part will change this unfortunate
state of affairs. 1t is of those things
that simply because they are so.
The hotel register is original and interesting.
Upon it's fair pages we read that Mrs John
Smith, owes one weeks board. ssWilliam Jones
bought tickets did not pay for them" James
Brown and family. owe for three meals"
Lucinda johnson, behind four tickets" This
is highly enjoyable reading-for those who are
square in their accounts. When the barber
goes down to Petoskey or out OF the bay he takes
piece of soap and writes on the mirror. win
be back at o'clock" When the doors
opened the dining room is quickly filed and then
the beated guests stand in long rows reaching
through the halls, across the veranda and out
into the yard, the lake breezes whettng their
appetite until they are ready to cat each other.
But a compensation for all these rather
amusing discomforts. the terms are very reason
able and everybody is fat and healthy. bearing
out the theory of the ''mind cure" school that it
doesent make any difference what You eat IL
you just make up your mind it isn't going to
hurt you.
1t is a peculiarly feminine characteristic to
'eush.0 but, following the law of contraries.
also feminine. / shall not increase the length of
this letter by raving over the picturesque seem
cry of northern Michigan. Will only say that
if any young artist is struggling for fame let
him come up here and reproduce these sunsets
upon canvas. and he will become immortal 1t
Is not that the coors any more magnihceut .
than may be seen at other points, but there is
some peculiar CONT bnation of water, and hills,
and clouds that produces the most startling eff
fects. One evening there formed the
whole length of the bay perfect cross OF
glorious proportions, shining with light
not of eartn. Again, when we had watched the
sink grandlv down behind the distant hills
and were turning away, it suddenly burst forth
in splendid majesty, our hills were made Of
clouds, and we had the whole beautiful spectacle
again. Last night the gates were swung
back and all the battlements of heaven looked
down. castles and towers. palaces and temples,
built of broken clouds. but blazing with such
glory that could almost see the angelic hosts
beyond These scenes are for the brush and not
the pen to describe. They are not the conven-
tional sunsets. they not found in any art
eesGue scenery of this comparatively unsettled
region. We can fancy the Ottowas. and the
Hurons, and the Ojibways returning home from
the chase or the war-path and gazing upon this
wonderful spectacle with superstitious awe.
We can imagine Pere Marquette, and Hennepn,
and LaSale, those brave and loyal missionaries,
two centuries ago looking with reverential joy
upon this heavenly spiendor beyond which lay
their eternal reward. The Indians rapidly
disappearing from the earth; the Catholic fathers
have long since been numbered with the saints;
the world of trade and of fashion has penetrated
the Wilderness the settng alone is un-
changeable and everlasting
IDA A. HARPER.